2021 Distracted Driving for Businesses [Infographic]

2021 Travelers Risk Index on Distracted Driving for Businesses

Business Driving Collides with the Pandemic

The effects of COVID-19 on roadways and risky driving

Small change in business-related driving

39% of the workforce drive a vehicle for work purposes daily or almost daily vs. 46% pre-COVID.

Reachable, but risky

24% of drivers are responding to work-related calls, emails or texts, as many may be feeling the pressure to always be available.

46% of these drivers respond to work-related calls, emails or texts while driving because they think it might be an emergency.

29% of these drivers say their boss will be upset if they don’t answer work-related calls, emails or texts while driving.

2 in 5 (40%) managers expect employees to answer work calls while they are driving.

27% of managers say an employee has had a distraction-related crash while driving for work.

Are we meeting our own standards?

3 in 4 (73%) companies have a distracted driving policy, but enforcement is inconsistent.

74% of companies do not consider distracted driving to be of great concern.

In fact, 48% of business managers expect employees to frequently respond to work-related calls, texts or emails when out of the office.

Here’s what you can do:

Communicate safe driving policies

57% of respondents say their company does this.

Stop notifications

Just 20% of policies require employees to set the Do Not Disturb feature on their phone before driving.

Speak up

Only 9% of people say they’ve spoken up to a colleague who was driving distracted.

Learn more about the Travelers Risk Index and techniques you can use to reduce distracted driving behaviors.

Visit travelers.com/DistractedDriving.

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